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[kweil](to draw back in fear; to shudder: The little boy quailed at the teacher's angry voice.) ustrašiti se* * *I [kwéil]nounzoology prepelica; American slang sošolkaII [kwéil]intransitive verbdrhteti, trepetati ( before pred); ustrašiti se česa, kloniti, obupati
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quailed — kweɪl n. any species of small game bird from the genus Coturnix v. flinch from fear, recoil, cringe … English contemporary dictionary
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quail — [[t]kwe͟ɪl[/t]] quails, quailing, quailed (quail can also be used as the plural form.) 1) N COUNT A quail is a type of small bird which is often shot and eaten. I ve shot hundreds of quail with that gun. N UNCOUNT Quail is the meat of this bird… … English dictionary
quail — I UK [kweɪl] / US noun Word forms quail : singular quail plural quails or quail a) [countable] a small bird that people shoot and eat b) [uncountable] this bird eaten as food II UK [kweɪl] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms quail : present tense … English dictionary
Anything — A ny*thing, adv. In any measure; anywise; at all. [1913 Webster] Mine old good will and hearty affection towards you is not . . . anything at all quailed. Robynson (More s Utopia). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quail — Quail, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Qualled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Qualling}.] [AS. cwelan to die, perish; akin to cwalu violent death, D. kwaal pain, G. qual torment, OHG. quelan to suffer torment, Lith. gelti to hurt, gela pain. Cf. {Quell}.] 1. To die; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Qualled — Quail Quail, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Qualled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Qualling}.] [AS. cwelan to die, perish; akin to cwalu violent death, D. kwaal pain, G. qual torment, OHG. quelan to suffer torment, Lith. gelti to hurt, gela pain. Cf. {Quell}.] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Qualling — Quail Quail, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Qualled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Qualling}.] [AS. cwelan to die, perish; akin to cwalu violent death, D. kwaal pain, G. qual torment, OHG. quelan to suffer torment, Lith. gelti to hurt, gela pain. Cf. {Quell}.] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quail — I. noun (plural quail or quails) Etymology: Middle English quaile, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin quaccula, of imitative origin Date: 14th century any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: as a. an Old World migratory game bird (Coturnix… … New Collegiate Dictionary
recoil — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English reculen, recoilen, from Anglo French reculer, recuiler, from re + cul backside more at culet Date: 14th century 1. a. to fall back under pressure b. to shrink back physically or emotionally 2. to… … New Collegiate Dictionary